Raichu RC9/83 · Generations

Raichu is Pokédex #026, generation 1 (Kanto). Raichu is a Stage 1 Lightning Pokémon with 90 HP. The card says it evolves from Pikachu. In this catalog that name is Pikachu (#025).

Raichu sits at RC9/83 in Generations, position 94 of 117. Before it is RC8 Froslass, and after it is RC10 Dedenne. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on February 22, 2016. The printed size is 83. This checklist is longer, at 117 cards. The listed rarity is Common.

The attack Circle Circuit lists 20× damage. The cost is Colorless, Colorless. This attack does 20 damage times the number of Pokémon on your Bench. Thunderbolt is another attack lists 100 damage. The cost is Lightning, Lightning, Colorless. Discard all Energy attached to this Pokémon. Weakness is Fighting ×2. Resistance is Metal -20. The flavor text reads "The plan for today is to do nothing. My awesome tail is all curled up, and my ears are tired, too."

Raichu (#026) has 70 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 52 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 1999 to 2026. The earliest other card is Raichu 14/102 in Base (1999). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 90 HP. The rarity there is Rare Holo, and here it is Common. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Aya Kusube illustrated this one. 55 other cards of Raichu list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Aya Kusube. I count 127 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Generations set binder is where a full Generations set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Raichu can fill a slot in Generation 1 binder (Kanto). I still need this card.